Reeves, Apollos

Summary

Father: David Reeves
Mother: Hannah

Birth: 2 Sep 1771
Birth Source: Town Records

Death:
Death Source:

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Narrative

In 1808 and 1809, Apollos Reeves is listed as having a number of letters remaining in the Post Office in Philadelphia. The lists were published in the Aurora General Advertiser. The Franklin Gazette mentions some letters for him in 1818 in Philadelphia, and the American Sentinel in 1832.

In a New York Supreme Court Case from 1827, Apollos Reeves was suing his brother David Reeves Jr in relation to some land that had been deeded from their father to David Jr on certain conditions which had been breached. Select quotations from the case provide further details:

This was an action of ejectment, tried at the Suffolk circuit, in June, 1827, before the Hon. Ogden Edwards, one of the circuit judges. The lessor of the plaintiff, as one of the children and heirs at law of David Reeves, sen., claimed to recover the one fourth of certain premises conveyed by his father to his brother David Reeves, jun., by deed bearing date the 23d March, 1821, in the possession of the defendant, relying upon a forfeiture of the estate by a breach of a condition contained in the deed as the ground of his recovery.
The deed from D. Reeves, senior, to D. Reeves, junior, contains a recital, that the grantor, by reason of age and infirmity, is not capable of attending to his estate and affairs, and therefore has agreed to give all his real property to his son, the grantee, so that he shall pay the debts of his father, and afford him a maintenance....
After the death of D. Reeves, senior, and previous to the conveyance to the defendant, Apollos Reeves, the lessor of the plaintiff, presented to D. Reeves, junior, for payment, sundry demands against their late father, and against D. Reeves, junior, himself. Amongst the demands against D. Reeves, senior, was a promissory note, purporting to have been given by him to the lessor of the plaintiff, for $550, bearing date 6th August, 1817. D. Reeves, junior, alleged that some of the demands were unfounded and others paid; and amongst those alleged to be paid, was the note for $550. The parties, on the 8th April, 1823, submitted their differences to arbitration, and entered into bonds, by which they submitted all manner of accounts, bills, bonds, specialties, notes, quarrels, controversies, damages and demands whatsoever, to the arbitrament of the persons chosen to decide between them. The arbitrators on the same day awarded, that D. Reeves, junior, should pay unto the lessor of the plaintiff $650, on the 8th June, then next, and that the parties should mutually execute to each other a general release of all controversies, debts, dues and demands whatsoever. One of the arbitrators testified, that the arbitrators rejected all the demands of the lessor of the plaintiff, except the note abovementioned, which they allowed, and which was the foundation of the award, and the only ground on which the arbitrators proceeded ; that the lessor of the plaintiff did not, before them, set up any claim to the premises in question, as one of the heirs at law of D. Reeves, senior, nor was the title to the premises, as between the brothers, or in any other way, then drawn in question, or passed upon by the arbitrators. The note given by D. Reeves, senior, was produced in evidence, as also the award of the arbitrators, although objected to as inadmissible against the defendant, he not being a party to the submission. It further appeared, that in pursuance of the award, the lessor of the plaintiff, on the 9th April, 1823, executed a release to D. Reeves, junior, of all claims, demands and dues; that he brought an action against D. Reeves, junior, on the award, and recovered judgment against him by default, in February, 1824. There was no proof that this judgment had since been paid....
...A verdict was taken for the plaintiff, subject to the opinion of this court.

In an advertisement published in The Corrector, 23 May 1829, Apollos Reeves was offering to sell land he had recently purchased which was formerly owned by David Reeves in Southampton.

In an 1837 deed registered in Suffolk County, Apollos Reeves of Philadelphia sold some land in Southampton to Samuel Bishop and in a separate deed, to Sarah Sayre, widow of Stephen Sayre.

The Corrector, 29 June 1842
IN CHANCERY,
Before the Chancellor.
APOLLOS REEVES,              } Bill fur foreclo-
            vs.                                  } sure of a
DAVID REEVES, JR., et. al. } Mortgage.
The defendant, Francis Parker, who resides in Illinois, is required to appear and answer the bill m this cause, by the 30th day of August, 1842, and the defendant, William F. Parker, who is a resident of this State, is required to appear and answer said bill, by the 30th day of July, 1842, or said bill will be taken as confessed by them respectively. May 30th, 1842.
C. P. BASSETT,
Of the City of New York,
Compt's Solicitor.

Research Notes

Sources

Birth:          Southampton Town Records Liber B, p389

Archive.org - Reports of cases adjudged and determined in the Supreme court of judicature and Court for the trial of impeachments and correction of errors of the state of New York, 1883-1885, Vol. 9, p955
Archive.org - Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Judicature, and in the Court for the Trial of Impeachments and the Correction of Errors of the State of New York, Vol. 1, p389
AT PRIVTE SALE, The Corrector, 23 May 1829
Aurora General Advertiser, 2 Jul 1808, 4 Jul 1808, 2 Sep 1809
Franklin Gazette, 18 Apr 1818
1837 Deed - Apollos Reeves to Samuel Bishop - Suffolk County, New York Assistant Clerk Deeds Book S, p280
1837 Deed - Apollos Reeves to Sarah Sayre - Suffolk County, New York Assistant Clerk Deeds Book S, p281